Turkey
Itinerary
Upon arrival at Istanbul Airport, Our representative will Greet & Assist you with your transfers to hotel. Check in & rest the afternoon. You will be picked up from your hotel btw. 19:00 and 20:00 to transfer to the ship. Sail up the Bosphorus, the waterway between Europe and Asia, passing under the suspension bridges and viewing Ottoman summer palaces, waterside mansions and modern villas which line the European and Asian coasts. The panoramic view of Istanbul by the Bosphorus at night and dinner will both be memorable. Transfer to hotels at midnight. (Including dinner + folkoric show + belly
dance show + Live DJ Music)
After breakfast at the hotel Guests will be picked up around 8:00am, and brought to the Sultanahmet district, the oldest, most historic part of the city. The first stop of the day will be the Hagia Sophia, as our tour guide explains the significance of this massive building that was once a Christian church, then a mosque, and now a museum.Afterward, we will pass the Hippodrome of Constantinople, where we will see the site`s impressive obelisk, before reaching the Blue Mosque. We should be sure to take pictures of both the interior and exterior of this impressive building.Next, we will continue to the Grand Bazaar, a massive, bustling complex to find clothing, decorative furnishings, food, and more. On the way to the bazaar, we will see other historical monuments, like the Tomb of Sultan Ahmet I, the Firuz Aga Mosque, and the exterior of the Tomb of Mehmed II. After our visit to the Grand Bazaar, we will make a brief stop for lunch.In the afternoon, we will visit Topkapi Palace, the primary residence of the Ottoman sultans for nearly 400 years. Afterward, the guests are returned to their hotels.
After breakfast at the hotel Guests will be picked up at their hotel. We will first drive toward the Golden Horn, the waterway that feeds into the Bosphorus Strait and the Sea of Marmara. Our first stop will be the Spice Bazaar (also known as the Egyptian Bazaar).After this, we will embark on a boat tour of the Bosphorus, following the European shore until we reach the second bridge, where we will double-back along the Asian shore. Once we have returned to land, we will eat lunch at a local restaurant.Afterward, we will cross the strait to visit Camlica Hill for an unforgettable view of the city, where we will spend some free time. Guests will then be returned to their hotel around 5:00pm.
Note: The Spice Bazaar is closed on Sunday, and will be replaced with the Pierre Loti Cafe.
Tour On Lunch with be at local restaurant
After breakfast, check-out from hotel and transfer to airport. Board your flight to KAYSERI. Upon arrival at KAYSERI airport, you will be transferred to your hotel in Cappadocia, check in & enjoy the rest of the day/evening at leisure. Overnight in Cappadocia.
After breakfast at the hotel, Our representative will meet you and we will start your tour. Today our impressive day will star with Dervent valley. Then we keep going on with Pasabag “fairy chimneys”, where you can feel the mystic of Fairy Chimneys.
We will break at Avanos center of terracotta art. Ceramic dated back to the 3000 BC in the area and survived from to generations A visit to ceramic & tile center to see how the ceramics made by hand. After lunch we visit the famous Goreme OpenAir Museum to see the best examples of Icons in Cappadocia. Soft rocks of Cappadocia from the clefts carved out to form such as stables, churches, monasteries. A visit to the carpet weaving co-operation to see how the Turkish carpet made by hand. We will enjoy the day by taking a look to the Goreme Valley from next to the Uchisar Rock Castle.At the end of the tour we will drop you off to your hotel. Overnight in Cappadocia.
Tour On Lunch with be at local restaurant
After breakfast at the hotel, Our representative will meet you and we will start with a visit and walk in the Red Valley an discover rock-cut churches and hike 5 km through the Valley of Gulludere. Then keep going on with a visit to Cavusin village.
Ancient Cavusin was already abandoned several about 11th Century. Lunch will be selection of Turkish Cuisine. In the afternoon drive to the Pigeon Valley for panoramic view, Underground City, dated back to the Hittites than used by the early Christians. Under Ground city specially carved to be used during the war time to save their lives as well as early Christians hide themselves from the Roman pressure, you can still see stables kitchen living room bedroom and more..After the tour transfer back to hotel. Overnight in Cappadocia.
Tour On Lunch with be at local restaurant
After your breakfast at the hotel you will be picked up and transferred to KAYSERI airport to board your flight to Istanbul where you can connect to your onward destination.